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August 2, 2007

Pimp my Bicycle

DENPASAR ~ Fans of the popular MTV show Pimp My Ride can keep their triple exhausts and flashy paint jobs – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Ritual Purification Dance Gets a Revival

DENPASAR ~ The local government revived a centuries-old Balinese tradition of ritual purification through dance with a public performance in – Read More...
August 2, 2007

President Reports ousted MP to Police for libel

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reported ousted deputy parliament chairman Zainal Maarif to the police for libel. Under – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Govt Calls for UN Boycott Demand to Be Ignored

JAKARTA ~ Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda has called on a commission set up to examine violence surrounding East Timor’s 1999 – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Phones for All by Next Year, Says Govt

JAKARTA ~ The central government is to provide telephone links to all villages across the country by the end of – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Australian Ambassador opens Islamic Schools

JAKARTA ~ The Australian ambassador to Indonesia opened 46 Islamic schools built with Australian funding at a ceremony in East – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Nike Offers to Extend Contracts

Shoe giant Nike has offered to extend production contracts with two Indonesian factories it had earlier said it would end – Read More...
August 2, 2007

The Bali Times – August 3-9

Vista: From atop a hill in Pecatu on Bali’s southern note, the views of as-yet virgin land destined to become – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Dreamland to Be Renamed ‘New Kuta Beach’ as Pecatu Area to Get Resort

By Tim Hannigan The Bali Times PECATU, Bali ~ A long-dormant resort area on the Bukit Badung in southernmost Bali – Read More...
August 2, 2007

Tourism Arrivals to Indonesia Jump 12%

JAKARTA ~ More holidaymakers heading to Bali boosted overall national tourist arrivals by 12.22 percent in the first half of – Read More...